11.   First lady Mamie Eisenhower presided over the awards banquet, at which Metropolitan Opera stars entertained and the British ambassador delivered the keynote address.

12.   Grove visited Seattle on Thursday to speak at the annual business leadership award banquet of the University of Washington School of Business.

13.   He is scheduled instead to attend a Democratic National Committee fund-raiser that evening at the same hotel where the Lotus Fund awards banquet is being held.

14.   In February, there will be another round of awards banquets.

15.   Many events -- including daily seminars, the costume ball and an awards banquet -- are open only to registered attendees.

16.   Maude Chasen once dramatically tore up her award certificate at the California Restaurant Writers Association annual awards banquet because it had too few stars for her.

17.   Paul, a filmmaker, had to attend an awards banquet alone after Jamie, a political aide, was called away on business in Albany.

18.   She was the director of LightHouse, a youth center that Thomas attended, and one night he needed a ride to a junior-high awards banquet.

19.   Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer and Grambling coach Doug Williams will be among the honorees at a pair of college football award banquets in Atlanta this weekend.

20.   The Texas governor won her support when he passed up a debate in order to escort his spouse to an awards banquet.